Abneural is a term used in biology to describe a lack of nerves or a region without nerve fibers. It is spelled as /æbˈnʊərəl/ in IPA phonetic transcription. The first syllable, "ab-", means "away from" and is pronounced with the short "a" vowel sound. The second syllable, "-neural", is pronounced with the schwa sound "uh" in the first syllable and the "yoo" sound in the second, indicating the presence of nerves. Together, the word abneural describes a region or structure that is without nerves.
1. Abnerval. 2. Away from the neural axis.
A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.